the second daughter of Edward and Emily Dickinson. Emily and her siblings, Austin

(older brother) and Lavinia (younger sister) were raised in a quiet family headed by their

father Edward. Throughout Emily's life her mother wasn't quite there for her, which

some believe led to her oddness. Being brought up in the strict Christian beliefs of the

1800's in Massachusetts, they were expected to take up their father's religious beliefs and

morals without question. Later Emily challenges these beliefs and it contributes to the

The Dickinson family was well-know in Amherst. Emilyl's grandfather was the

founder of Amherst Cokllege. Her father was the lawyer and treasurer for the college.

Emily's father was also on the General Court of Massachusetts , the Massachusetts State

Senate, and the United States House of Representatives. Unlike her father, Emily had no

interest in being noticed in Amherst or anywhere else. Emily started to show signs of not

being interested in her father's beliefs. Emily's father began to censor the books she read

because he didn't want her to know of any other than his own belief

worlds most renowned poets. Tate said, "Personal revelation of the kind that poets John

strangers, her shy, meek attitude returned. Emily did well at college, but after one year,

world, is a feature of all great poetry; it is probably the hidden motive for writing."

attire. At the end of the poem in a quick flash, the last thing she sees are the heads of the

Emily's mind through her own indication of what it could have been like to be a

Dickinson heard his poems were intolerable to the world. Rich once stated, "I have a

horses in front of the carriage. By this point in the poem, the reader should come to

Some common words found in the essay are:
Death Dickinson, Hadley Seminary, Emily Dickinson's, Throughout Emily's, Representatives Unlike, Whitman Dickinson, Emily Dickinson, Civil War, Higginson Higginson, Adrienne Rich, emily dickinson, emily's father,
Approximate Word count = 864
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)